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Colin Michael W
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Heanor Grammar School
replied on: 3/13/2006 5:28:59 PM I am nearly getting use to the Web Site. I attended the Grammar School 1946 - 1950 and have several memories. As I am on this period of my memoirs at the moment, which will cover from 1935 to the present, I would be pleased to share that, that is done so far, for comments of corrections. It is very interesting to read the various sections and comments made.....Colin.. |
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RMMee
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Heanor Grammar School
replied on: 3/13/2006 7:19:52 PM Colin The reminiscences of the Grammar School would be very gratefully received - if you don't want to post them for general perusal, contact me via Mailbox or Email Robert |
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JMax
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Heanor Grammar School
replied on: 3/13/2006 8:13:51 PM Reading the posting about the domestic science room reminded me of my domestic science lessons at the Grammar School. This would have been in 1976-77 I think. At the time I was a pupil at the newly renamed Aldercar Comprehensive School. Ours was the first year group not to be split to Grammar/secondary modern at what is now called Key stage 4. Unfortunately Aldercar were not ready for such honours and were unable to teach us O Level DS for several months. Instead, armed with cookery heavily laden baskets, we had to give up our lunch breaks and be trusted to walk down to the MGO garage and catch a bus to Heanor, where we were taught at what was now to be called the South East Derbyshire college, by Mrs Williams?? I'm not sure who was the most put out by this arrangement but I guess that journey did little to settle our behaviour! I'm not sure if any other subjects had to be taught in this way but I can say it was some time before Aldercar got to grips with having over 200 4th year pupils. Eventually -can't be sure when- we were taught at Aldercar (maybe sometime during the fifth year) Mrs Williams (if I am remembering her name correctly) came to teach us instead. Good of her! I wonder if she had to catch the bus? |
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houseworkfairy
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Heanor Grammar School
replied on: 12/12/2006 9:58:19 AM Are you in touch with "Joe" Bancroft who teaches at Aldercar now? He was there from 1968 onwards. I also have a photo of the girls hockey team circa 1970 which I will email to you. Jacqui (Williamson as was) |
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RMMee
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Heanor Grammar School
replied on: 12/12/2006 4:48:11 PM Jacqui (I've spelled your name wrong on the email - sorry!) No, I don't know Joe Bancroft, though perhaps some of the others on here will. Any Grammar photos are particularly welcome at the moment, as I continue to work towards an eventual history of the school! Robert (I didn't go to the Grammar until 1972 - I suspect we didn't know each other. My brother was there from 1967.) |
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frontcentre
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Heanor Grammar School
replied on: 10/8/2007 3:02:40 AM When a school closes, what happens to student records? Is there any way to get copies of family members transcripts? Specifially talking about this school. |
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RMMee
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replied on: 11/8/2007 7:55:42 PM I know that we've covered this before, but the Houses at the Grammar - which House was which colour? (Somewhere I've also read an explanation as to why the school scrapped the original system of Central, Western and Eastern, but I can't find that either!!!!) FrontCentre - to answer your query, most records go to the County Records Office. Certainly they have Heanor Grammar's records, including Admissions Registers. There's normally a 100 years embargo on personal information though, so leave a note for your grandchildren to check up on it!!!! |
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loomis
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replied on: 11/8/2007 8:45:23 PM Flamstead was definitely blue. Howitt was yellow, and Ray I think was red. |
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RMMee
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replied on: 11/8/2007 9:16:10 PM What about Mundy? |
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loomis
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replied on: 11/8/2007 9:47:56 PM I don't recall a Mundy house, just the three I mentioned, but was there also a Sitwell? That may be just a memory from a former school where the houses were Sitwell, Stainsby, and Flamstead. |
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RMMee
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replied on: 11/8/2007 10:21:13 PM By my day, Mundy had been added to the original Flamstead, Ray and Howitt - not sure (yet) what year it changed. I didn't start at HGS until 1972. |
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suzard
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Heanor Grammar School
replied on: 11/9/2007 12:43:46 PM It was still just Ray, Howitt, Flamstead until 1965 at least, Robert. When you started the school you could ask to be a certain house , if there were previous family connections. Ray was red, Howitt white (not yellow) and Flamstead blue -very patriotic house colours -red/white and blue. From 1950's to mid 60's (at least) the ,4th and 5th forms were streamed according to which house you were in -hence the forms were 4,5 R/H/F |
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amee
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replied on: 11/9/2007 4:58:21 PM I can help here, I think. Before my time at the school the house system had died. It was reintroduced when I was there. No one was very enthusiastic - it was the late 60's! Perhaps there were 4 houses?! |
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RMMee
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Heanor Grammar School
replied on: 11/9/2007 6:32:01 PM quote: Correction - "To be a Pilgrim" was most certainly NOT sung at the 1923 War Memorial dedication, as I have now seen a full order of service. So, that still leaves the question of when it became the School hymn. PS - Book is still in progress, going well at the moment! |
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Red_Bill
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replied on: 11/9/2007 7:37:22 PM In 1965 The Heanorian refers to House competitions in at least soccer, cricket and athletics, with Ray, Howitt and Flamstead being mentioned. One year later, in 1966, The Heanorian states, on pg.38, "With the abolition of the house system within the school, competition on Sports Day was organised on an inter-form basis." Page 36 adds more detail. "This year 3A and 4F joined tgether to make the "A" junior team, 3B and 4H the "B" team and 3 Beta and 4F the "C" team. (It is reasonable to suppose that 4R members were not absent and that a typing error was responsible 4F appearing twice)! This also shows the 3rd forms organised as 3A, 3B, and 3Beta with the old House initials being used distinguish the 4th forms. Page 33 of The Heanorian for 1967, under the heading "Athletics", is written "Competition on Sports Day 24th May was organised on the old House basis." This suggests that, at least as far as sport was concerned, Houses only disappeared for that one year of 1966. By 1971 there is reference to Mundy House in The Heanorian. I have no idea at what point this House was created or what colour it adopted. |
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